Wichita eagle., 1887-01-22
WEST WICHITA.
a Winning Wing of the Western Wonder.

bank clearings and real estate transactions
plainly show. From the EAGLE L observe
that with the new year these branches be
came larger, and that business in every form
assumed grander proportions.
At first | thought the italian skies" vas
CAMP r,Irnor. but the weather of the past
week cleared itself and its compliment. At
once began stroiling, and, as pencil push
er always does | began asking questions.
Standing on the corner of Main street and
Douglas avenue, l had my attention directed
to West Wichita by a gentleman who pointed
down Douglas avenue and with an eager
voice said, .'Why, West Wichita is just
across the river, there | worked my way |
to the bridge which spans the Nile of Amer
lea, = but found that the hurry and hustle did |
not stop with the bridge. | saw hotels, stores
of all kinds in full blast, offices Of various
kinds in short, everything which goes 70
make up business street. | stoppedsbefore
an excavation and inquired what was going |
up there "a Mister Zimmerly puts brick |
building up there with fifty foot front, and
Just beyound Ben Kelch puts up a like build |
I'M \ few weeks ago man bought that |
large vacant spot beyond Usage avenue with
the intention OF putting up fine store room, |
bri TX building, and so it goes"
Ny next point was "a large frame building |
which proved to be the home of the Crystal
ice plant. Some thirty-six men were at
work and two master mechanics from head |
quarters at Cincinnati, were getting the
parts already here fixed for their final plac-
ing.
Going I'D West Douglas [ came to p so
called centre, that is where Seneca ST. eet
crosses. On the southwest corner Is brick
building which I was told is the property of
Robert T. Lawrence, and on the northwest
corner is the completed excavation for the
Nisr,inson block What viii be there!"
-Four store rooms and on the corner a bank.
is 70 Le three stories high, made of Fort
Scott pressed brick, and will cost least
$4,000" "Auything going up on these
other corners:' | asked. Yes; Martinson,
il is said, will put brick block on the south
east corner, while Robert Lawrence VIII fill
out the remaining cOrner-a business centre,
sure As you live"
Leaving my kind informant | turned up
Senaca street and soon came upon some men
WAC were laying sidewalk IN front of a
country residence, which | learned was the
home of Robert +. Lawrence. one of your
deservedly popular representatives "A
man they say, ''who always keeps his pro-
mise
noticed the fine stock which formerly |
had acres of pasture lands were now confined
in long narrow fields, ana suppose by next
wear no trace of the homestead as it was Will
be left
just across The road said the quizzed
man. sis where our other noted representa-
tive, Rodolp Hatfield, is going to build, it is
rumored a ten thousand dollar house. Then
/ of course Mr. Lawrence will build soon and
won't we be proud with two great law max
ers on the West Side
Going up Sanaca street and crossing the
vi hita &, Western track | struck on my
! left, a large plat OF ground which was being
graded, and on large sign read the charm
. ing word. "Glendale.'
took in the situation at once, an addition
/ laid out regularly, with wide graded streets
and 81 iewalks a second Glendale of Cincin
natl. In a conversation with one of the
workingmen, learned the particulars of the
! plan,-''You see, all the avenues and streets
are eighty feet wide with fifteen foot side
walk, the streets conforming with those
north of the track, while the avenues, with a
perfect grade from Seneca street to the
river, will be connected by bridges in two
places with East side streets. Furthermore
the two additions west of Seneca street will
conform with Glendale, thus making the
finest driving avenues in the city. Hard
and soft maple trees will be set ont in front
of each lot and evergreen trees will be placed
in the lots proper-And, 10y the way, the
west side will be noted for her fine trees in
the near future. Just think, by four parties
alone, six thousand trees VIII be set cut this
spring which viii bud, blossom, "bloom and
flourish
"A few very proper restrictions are placed
upon those who build here Each house
must be place! just twenty-five feet from
the street, and the dwelling houses when
completed must consist Of two stories Con
tracts are already made for twelve houses,
asd rumor has it that a brick church, cost
ing at least - 900, will be built at once on
the corner of Seneca street and MunEel ave
ME"
How far from the corner OF Douglas and
Main | asked.
The mile line from that point and one
drawn from the Garfield university intersect
at about tlo center OF Glendale
7 ,,ur,f,aI ,o more hut saw how This